Production of Waiting for Godot
Assignment: Attend one of Givens Performing Arts Center's performances of our student production of Beckett's Waiting for Godot, and write a review of it. There are three aspects of this writing assignment: description, response, and critique. Generally speaking, you should describe the experience and explain your reactions thoroughly, linking then directly to aspects of the performance.
Base your review on your knowledge of the text of the play, any other performances or versions of Waiting for Godot that you are familiar with, and your honest critical response: what stood out to you about it, what you liked about it, and what you didn't like. You should discuss at least one scene, conversation, or speech by means of direct quotation of the play; don't quote the whole thing, but just the part you want to discuss.
You should plan to take notes during the performance and take a small notebook or clipboard, etc., but please be respectful to other audience members and keep your note-taking unobtrusive. Please keep and attach to your review a ticket stub or program as proof of your attendance and documentation of which performance you attended. Please attach your notes or a representative sample of them (2 or 3 pages).i not need notes remove that
Your reader(s) will be more inclined to appreciate the validity of your response if it is clearly described and adequately supported with detailed descriptions and an articulate rationale for your response. Consult Wilhoit, Chapter 5, for his discussion of the trigger-response-explanation model for effective responsive writing. In a slightly different vein, that of constructive critic, if you have suggestions regarding aspects of the GPAC production, you may include them, with the same caveat: to be persuasive, you must explain your rationale. You may also discuss other productions or performances of the play-especially the one we viewed in class--if you find them helpful to make a point--but only if you can cite them.
Length: Your review must be four double-spaced pages, minimum, can go over four, but should not exceed nine pages. Include relevant Works Cited entries at the bottom of the last page if there is sufficient space or on a separate last page.